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US 12,717,567 · App. 18/079,651 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

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Patent No.
US 12,717,567
App. No.
18/079,651
Filed
Dec 12, 2022
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2192
USPC
717/172
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2022
From: YANG, SIYING
To: FORESCOUT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 062175/0281 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16887350 · May 29, 2020
Continuation 15893280 · Feb 9, 2018
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